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to waste
to spend
to consume
to squander
news
(coll.) to delay
to dilly-dally

🖌️ 耗 Strokes

损sǔn 耗hào

Trad. 損耗

wear and tear

🖌️ 损 Strokes 🖌️ 耗 Strokes

wear and tear
wearing out by friction

🖌️ 磨 Strokes 🖌️ 耗 Strokes

消xiāo 耗hào

to consume; to use up
to deplete; to expend
(old) news; mail; message

🖌️ 消 Strokes 🖌️ 耗 Strokes

音yīn 耗hào

message

🖌️ 音 Strokes 🖌️ 耗 Strokes

to require much effort

🖌️ 耗 Strokes 🖌️ 力 Strokes

耗hào 失shī

(of sth that should be retained: nutrients, moisture, heat etc) to be lost

🖌️ 耗 Strokes 🖌️ 失 Strokes

能néng 耗hào

energy consumption

🖌️ 能 Strokes 🖌️ 耗 Strokes

(dialect) mouse; rat

🖌️ 耗 Strokes 🖌️ 子 Strokes

耗hào 损sǔn

Trad. 耗損

to waste

🖌️ 耗 Strokes 🖌️ 损 Strokes

耗hào 散sàn

to dissipate
to squander

🖌️ 耗 Strokes 🖌️ 散 Strokes

耗hào 时shí

Trad. 耗時

time-consuming
to take a period of (x amount of time)

🖌️ 耗 Strokes 🖌️ 时 Strokes

耗hào 材cái

consumables
to consume raw materials

🖌️ 耗 Strokes 🖌️ 材 Strokes

耗hào 尽jìn

Trad. 耗盡

to exhaust
to use up
to deplete
to drain

🖌️ 耗 Strokes 🖌️ 尽 Strokes

耗hào 能néng

to consume energy

🖌️ 耗 Strokes 🖌️ 能 Strokes

耗hào 费fèi

Trad. 耗費

to waste
to spend
to consume
to squander

🖌️ 耗 Strokes 🖌️ 费 Strokes

Trad. 耗資

to spend
expenditure
to cost

🖌️ 耗 Strokes 🖌️ 资 Strokes

耗hào 电diàn

Trad. 耗電

to consume electricity
power consumption

🖌️ 耗 Strokes 🖌️ 电 Strokes

油yóu 耗hào

fuel consumption

🖌️ 油 Strokes 🖌️ 耗 Strokes

燃rán 耗hào

fuel consumption

🖌️ 燃 Strokes 🖌️ 耗 Strokes

伤shāng 耗hào

Trad. 傷耗

damage (e.g. to goods in transit)

🖌️ 伤 Strokes 🖌️ 耗 Strokes

内nèi 耗hào

Trad. 內耗

internal friction
internal dissipation of energy (in mechanics)
fig. waste or discord within an organization

🖌️ 内 Strokes 🖌️ 耗 Strokes

news of sb's death; sad news

🖌️ 噩 Strokes 🖌️ 耗 Strokes

功gōng 耗hào

electric consumption
power wastage

🖌️ 功 Strokes 🖌️ 耗 Strokes

折shé 耗hào

loss of goods
damage to goods
shrinkage

🖌️ 折 Strokes 🖌️ 耗 Strokes

回huí 耗hào

to write back
to send a reply

🖌️ 回 Strokes 🖌️ 耗 Strokes

low consumption (energy, fuel etc)

🖌️ 低 Strokes 🖌️ 耗 Strokes

损sǔn 耗hào 品pǐn

Trad. 損耗品

consumables

🖌️ 损 Strokes 🖌️ 耗 Strokes 🖌️ 品 Strokes

消xiāo 耗hào 品pǐn

consumable goods; expendable item

🖌️ 消 Strokes 🖌️ 耗 Strokes 🖌️ 品 Strokes

消xiāo 耗hào 战zhàn

Trad. 消耗戰

war of attrition

🖌️ 消 Strokes 🖌️ 耗 Strokes 🖌️ 战 Strokes

消xiāo 耗hào 量liàng

rate of consumption

🖌️ 消 Strokes 🖌️ 耗 Strokes 🖌️ 量 Strokes

耗hào 油yóu 量liàng

fuel consumption

🖌️ 耗 Strokes 🖌️ 油 Strokes 🖌️ 量 Strokes

猫māo 哭kū 耗hào 子zi

Trad. 貓哭耗子

the cat weeps for the dead mouse (idiom); hypocritical pretence of condolence
crocodile tears

🖌️ 猫 Strokes 🖌️ 哭 Strokes 🖌️ 耗 Strokes 🖌️ 子 Strokes

耗hào 子zi 尾wěi 汁zhī

you're on your own (pun on 好自為之|好自为之[hao3 zi4 wei2 zhi1])

🖌️ 耗 Strokes 🖌️ 子 Strokes 🖌️ 尾 Strokes 🖌️ 汁 Strokes

耗hào 时shí 耗hào 力lì

Trad. 耗時耗力

requiring much time and effort

🖌️ 耗 Strokes 🖌️ 时 Strokes 🖌️ 耗 Strokes 🖌️ 力 Strokes

狗gǒu 拿ná 耗hào 子zi

lit. a dog who catches mice
to be meddlesome (idiom)

🖌️ 狗 Strokes 🖌️ 拿 Strokes 🖌️ 耗 Strokes 🖌️ 子 Strokes

瞎xiā 猫māo 碰pèng 上shàng 死sǐ 耗hào 子zi

Trad. 瞎貓碰上死耗子

a blind cat finds a dead mouse (idiom)
blind luck

🖌️ 瞎 Strokes 🖌️ 猫 Strokes 🖌️ 碰 Strokes 🖌️ 上 Strokes 🖌️ 死 Strokes 🖌️ 耗 Strokes 🖌️ 子 Strokes